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PSAC’s Social Justice Fund (SJF) is contributing $20,000 to support the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) as the community recovers from the 2026 Bradley Creek wildfire.
PSAC welcomes Canada’s vote in favour of the UN General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo against Cuba, a victory for solidarity with Cuban workers and their families.
Everyone deserves a safe place to call home, decent work, and enough income to live with dignity. On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, PSAC stands with workers and communities around the world calling for an end to poverty and inequality.
On World Day for Decent Work, October 7, PSAC joins in solidarity with the International Trade Union Confederation and workers around the world demanding decent jobs, living wages, secure employment, and respect for workers’ rights.
Every year on April 24, workers and trade unions in Bangladesh and around the world mark the anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in memory of over 3,000 workers killed or injured in the collapse and to ensure it never happens again.
Life in Cuba is becoming increasingly difficult. Sanctions and restrictions are limiting access to food, medicine, and other essential supplies, putting growing pressure on families across the country.
My recent trip to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa was heartbreaking and very personal. I was born in South St. Elizabeth, the area hit hardest by the storm. When I arrived, the place where I grew up was almost unrecognizable. What used to be a community full of happy memories now looked broken and destroyed.
The PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) provides critical relief to communities facing the devastation of wildfires, helping them recover and rebuild through local partnerships.
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Each year, the PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) supports projects that deliver humanitarian relief, fight poverty, promote labour rights, and strengthen worker protections.
Since 2013, when the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in Bangladesh, Canada’s unions have marked the tragic April 24th anniversary by bringing attention to the ongoing unacceptable working conditions o
In March 2024, PSAC’s Social Justice Fund resumed its annual worker education program after a four-year pause due to the pandemic. PSAC members and young workers travelled to Guatemala’s highlands to participate in the 14th Education-In-Action delegation — an annual project led by PSAC’s Social Justice Fund in partnership with the solidarity organization Education In Action.
These initiatives all highlight the critical role of the SJF in mitigating the effects of poverty in the territories, with a focus on food security and emergency support, ensuring that vulnerable communities have the resources they need to thrive.
April 24, 2024, marks 11 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This terrible and avoidable tragedy killed more than 1,134 workers and injured more than 2,600, unveiling the horrific conditions of work for millions of workers in an unregulated industry, not only in Bangladesh but in dozens of other countries as well.
Our success in negotiating the Fund at the bargaining table is growing.
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